Delicate, fresh and naturally sweet, Yunnan Green Tea is made from the tender bud and first leaf, carefully selected to produce a beautifully refined cup. Light and refreshing, it offers a gentle introduction to the distinctive character of high-quality Chinese green tea.
This tea comes from Yunnan Province in south-west China, one of the world's great historic tea-growing regions and an area with an extraordinarily long relationship with the tea plant. Ancient tea trees still grow across Yunnan today, reflecting a tea culture that stretches back for centuries.
The quality is evident in the leaf itself. Made using the young bud and first leaf of the new shoot, the tea captures the delicate character of the plant's youngest growth. Careful processing prevents the leaves from fully oxidising, preserving the freshness and lighter character that distinguish green tea from black tea.
Once infused, Yunnan Green Tea produces a light, clean liquor with a delicate grassy sweetness. The flavour is fresh and gently vegetal, with a soft character and very little of the bitterness sometimes associated with lower-quality or over-brewed green teas.
There is an elegance to its simplicity. Rather than relying on strength, the tea is about freshness, clarity and the subtle flavour of quality young leaves, creating a cup that is refreshing enough to return to throughout the day.
For those discovering loose-leaf green tea for the first time, this is an excellent place to begin. For established green tea drinkers, the combination of fine young leaf and Yunnan provenance makes it a beautifully pure expression of one of China's most important tea-growing regions.
Origin: Yunnan, China
Style: Green tea
Picking: Bud & first leaf
Character: Delicate · Sweet · Fresh · Clean
Best enjoyed: Without milk30g - 10 to 15 cups of tea
100g - 40 to 50 cups of tea
200g - 80 to 100 cups of tea
500g – 200 to 225 cups of tea
1kg – 400 to 450 cups of tea
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New to loose leaf? Try adding teabags
Make brewing loose leaf easy by adding our refillable teabags to your order. Just add a few teaspoonfuls of tea to the teabag, pull the drawstring and brew as normal. They are fully compostable and completely plastic-free so they are also the eco-friendly option too.
